Bowie racetrack may be converted to a public park

The long history of Bowie racetrack may be coming to a close, The Gazette reports. State Sen. Douglas Peters of Bowie plans to introduce a measure in the General Assembly that would allow for the sale of the race course property, which now operates as the Bowie Training Center, to the city so that it can be converted to a public park. Bowie racetrack opened in 1914.

A current law requires that the site’s owner, the Maryland Jockey Club, keep the racetrack open as a training facility. However it loses about $2.2 million to $2.4 million per year, according to the club.